nic patonFor the past 4 years, I have been shaping a musical composition in the context of a journey of discovery with a widening circle of […]
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Sounds of the Universe with Spitfire Audio, NASA and Eric Whitacre
Esteemed sonic auteurs Spitfire Audio are holding a competition to score 5 NASA videos using their LABS Choir sampler based on choral composer Eric Whitacre’s choir. […]
Scoring Shuster’s Frank & Fearless
Gatta-patatta! Leon Shuster is evolving – from big fart to big heart, SA’s funnyman is learning to spare a thought for the rhinos. I scored his […]
West African Odysseys & Atmospheres
The new release “West African Odysseys & Atmospheres” from Mama Dance (MD178) consist of largely acoustic West African tracks perfect for wildlife, travel, documentary and […]
Interview on Classic 1027
I was interviewed by Kutlwano Masote of Classic 1027, in his series called “Master Class”. You can hear it as a podcast. Amongst other things, […]
On Common Ground: David Goldblatt and Peter Magubane
I wrote the score for this short film by Paul Weinberg on the last meeting between South African photographic legends David Goldblatt and Peter Magubane. […]
Made In Africa. And Germany.
At last – a massive project complete: 20 fresh, upbeat African tunes from Southern township jive to Northern desert vamps created for German production library […]
untamed. conversations in music.
A project that has been gathering steam over the last 18 months is “untamed” with Francois le Roux, Isaac van der Merwe and myself, Nic […]
Laúd and Proud
¡Hola! Spoils from the Old and New worlds! Just returned from abroad with a Laúd Cubano (left) and a Spanish Laud (right). I found the […]
Collaborating with Adele Blank on “Bengingazi”
Legendary South African choreographer Adele Blank heard and used various sections of my suite for strings “Valley Of The Shadow” (2016). She is developing it […]